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Subject:Re: Galley lighting addition
From:Karl Wolz
Date:Fri, 27 Jun 2014 20:19:07 -0700

Hang a snakelight or some such thing over the lift bar. Wonder how much longer we're CG
On a be able to hop down from the upper berth when we gotta pee middle of the night?

Karl Wolz
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> On Jun 27, 2014, at 7:35 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> I want controllers with a remote control. Dim the lights after getting
> in bed.
> 
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
> 
>> On 06/27/2014 05:18 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>> Jarrett - looks good but to be honest I prefer the long strip of LEDs in a channel  on the edge of the pelmet. You saw what I did, works well enough to remove the stock galley light.
>> 
>> Neil - you should check out lee valleys led strips. I am impressed by the warm white and they now carry anodized channel that accepts diffusers. They also have nice connectors that do away with soldering to the strip.
>> But they don't have good controllers for our applications. I recommend the little controller from superbrite led, the controller that looks like a iPod shuffle.
>> 
>> Alistair
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jun 25, 2014, at 7:50 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I am constantly using my Dot-It fixture over the stove. Need to
>>> install real lighting!
>>> 
>>> Thanks for the blog post and info.
>>> 
>>> Neil.
>>> 
>>>> On 6/25/14, Jarrett Kupcinski <kupcinski@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I added a second galley light above the stove and boy does it make a
>>>> difference. No more popping popcorn in the dark! If you're interested in
>>>> what it looks like, I added a few brief notes and a picture to the blog. Big
>>>> thanks to listmember Harold Teer for helping me source the stock Westfalia
>>>> light.
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.kpcnsk.com/?p=598
>>>> 
>>>> -Jarrett
>>>> 89 Bostig'd Westy
>>> 
>>> 
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